Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'reportcard'
November 1, 2007
Toronto gets a C+ on the annual Smog Report Card. Most of the blame for the low grade goes to the city's financial crisis, which is stalling transit improvements and other environmental initiatives. The rest of the blame goes on YOU. Yes, YOU. In the back. Don't try to point to the person sitting next to you! You horrible polluter, you! Speaking of smog: oil prices hit a record high. This in response to......
Continue Reading "Toronto Gets Bad Smog Grade, Rowling Writes "New" Book, Raptors Kick Off Season In Style"November 30, 2006
Sorry, kids, you’re gonna have to put your bathing suits back in the drawer for a century or so. Environmental organization Sierra Legal has released its first ever Great Lakes Sewage Report Card, and while the sewage is doing well, the lakes are not. The report rates 20 cities around the Great Lakes on how well they manage their sewage, and the results are not encouraging. In spite of multiple highly-publicized clean up programs since......
Continue Reading "Sure It Stinks, But Think Of The Convenience! Great Lakes Declared One Big Toilet"